Brush up on your pediatrics knowledge. The 9 th Annual Pediatrics Update Symposium

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1 Brush up on your pediatrics knowledge. The 9 th Annual Pediatrics Update Symposium Venue: American University of Beirut, Issam Fares Lecture Hall Date: February, 2018 In Joint Providership with

2 Copyright 2018 American University of Beirut. All rights reserved.

3 General Information Program Overview The 9 th Annual Pediatrics Update Symposium hosted by the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the American University of Beirut Medical Center(AUBMC) will be held this year in a joint providership with Cleveland Clinic. The symposium will address interesting topics in general pediatric and adolescent medicine. It will also present topics related to pediatric diabetes, neonatology, neurology, sleep medicine, hematology, and other. Learning Objectives By the end of the symposium, participants will be able to: Apply practice guidelines related to child care Arrange for proper referrals to subspecialty care when needed Describe updates in pediatrics care Target Audience This activity is designed for pediatricians, family medicine doctors, nurses and other professionals involved in child and adolescent healthcare. Venue Issam Fares Lecture Hall, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Accreditation Statement This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education and the American University of Beirut Medical Center(AUBMC). The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsä. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

4 Faculty Disclosure Statement The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus. Lebanese Order of Physicians Statement The 9th Annual Pediatrics Update Symposium also complies with the Lebanese Order of Physicians Continuing Medical Education guidelines. Registration The registration fee for this conference is $50. Registration will include syllabus, coffee break, and lunch. Activity Directors Sami Sanjad, MD (Chair) Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine Beirut, Lebanon George Abi Saad, M.D., F.A.S.N. Director, Continuing Medical Education Office American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine Beirut, Lebanon Organizing Committee Miguel Abboud, MD Lama Charafeddine, MD Dima Hamideh, MD Rima Hanna Wakim, MD Marianne Majdalani, MD (Co-chair) Makram Obeid, MD Sami Sanjad, MD Hala Tfayli, MD Nadine Yazbeck, MD

5 Faculty Miguel R. Abboud, MD Chairman Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Children s Cancer Center of Lebanon Bilal Aoun, MD Assistant Professor Asma Arabi, MD Department of Internal Medicine Kamal Badr, MD, ASCI, AAP Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension), Department of Internal Medicine, Associate Dean for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine Professor of Medicine (Adj.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Hasan Beydoun, MD Instructor Department of Surgery Ziad Bulbul, MD Carine De Beaufort, MD, PhD Professor University of Luxembourg Chantal Farra, MD Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

6 Ghina Ghaziri, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ramzi Haddad Assisstant Professor Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Dima Hamideh, MD Instructor Yaser El Hout, MD, FEBU Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery Chief, Section of Pediatric Urology, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Marilyn Karam, MD Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine Pascale Karam, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Director of Inherited Metabolic Disease Program,, Faouzi Maalouf, MD Instructor Judy Moore Senior International Clinical Marketing Manager Natus Europe GmbH Planegg, Germany Mona Nabulsi, MD Professor

7 Lena Naffaa, MD Department of Diagnostic Radiology Mona Nasrallah, MD Department of Internal Medicine Makram Obeid, MD Assistant Professor Bassem Safadi, MD Professor Department of Surgery Sami Sanjad, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology, Farid Talih, MD Department of Psychiatry Katia El Taoum, MD Instructor Hala Tfayli, MD of Clinical Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology Ahmad Zaghal, MD Instructor Department of Surgery

8 Ramia Zakhour, MD Instructor of Clinical Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,, Program Day One: Friday, February 23, :00-8:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 8:30-9:00 Welcome and overview of the program Dr. Sami Sanjad Dr. Miguel Abboud Dr. Kamal Badr Session I: Adolescent Medicine 9:00-9:25 Smoking in Adolescents Dr. Ramia Zakhour 9:25-9:50 Sports Injuries Dr. Hasan Beydoun 9:50-10:15 Soda and Energy Drinks: Effects on Bone Health Dr. Asma Arabi 10:15-10:40 Menstrual Disorders in Adolescents Dr. Ghina Ghaziri 10:40-10:50 Questions and Answers 10:50-11:05 BREAK Session II: General Pediatrics I 11:05-11:30 Advances in Pediatric Surgery Dr. Ahmad Zaghal 11:30-11:50 Bariatric Surgery in Children and Adolescents Dr. Bassem Safadi

9 11:50-12:15 Common Urological Mismanagements Dr. Yaser El Hout 12:15-12:35 Neurocutaneous Syndromes: What is your diagnosis Dr. Lena Naffaa 12:35-12:45 Questions and Answers 12:45-13:45 LUNCH BREAK Session III: Sleep Medicine 13:45-14:10 Insomnias and Parasomnias in Children and Adolescents Dr. Farid Talih 14:10-14:35 Sleep Apnea Dr. Katia El Taoum 14:35-15:00 Nocturnal Enuresis Dr. Bilal Aoun 15:00-15:10 Questions and Answers 15:10-15:25 BREAK 15:25-15:50 Special Lecture in Memory of Dr. Ibrahim Dabbous Neutropenia in Children Dr. Miguel Abboud Session IV: Neurology/Metabolic 15:50-16:15 Approach to Hyperammonemias Dr. Pascale Karam 16:15-16:40 Neurofibromatosis: An Update Dr. Dima Hamideh 16:40-17:05 Treatable Genetic Metabolic Epilepsies Dr. Makram Obeid 17:05-17:15 Questions and Answers

10 Day Two: Saturday, February 24, 2018 Session V: General Pediatrics II 9:00-9:25 What a Baby May Need Before Cleft Lip Surgery Dr. Ramzi Haddad 9:25-9:50 Allergy Testing: Who, Why, and When to Refer Dr. Marilyn Karam 9:50-10:15 Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis Dr. Chantal Farra 10:15-10:40 Top Four Articles of 2017 Dr. Mona Nabulsi 10:40-10:50 Questions and Answers 10:50-11:30 BREAK AND BRUNCH Session VI: Neonatology 11:30-11:55 Neonatal Screening for CHD Dr. Ziad Bulbul 11:55-12:20 Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates Dr. Sami Sanjad 12:20-12:50 Clinical Fundamentals and Application of aeeg Monitoring Dr. Judy Moore 12:50-13:15 Effects of Antibiotics on the Newborn Dr. Faouzi Maalouf 13:15-13:25 Questions and Answers 13:25-13:40 BREAK

11 Session VII: Diabetes 13:40-14:10 The Samir Najjar Lecture: The Spectrum of Childhood Diabetes; Pearls for the Pediatricians Dr. Carine De Beaufort 14:10-14:35 The Rising Incidence of T1dm And T2dm Among Youths Dr. Mona Nasrallah 14:35-15:00 Management of T1DM: What is the Latest in Technology Dr. Hala Tfayli 15:00-15:25 Is There a Cure in Sight for T1DM? Dr. Carine de Beaufort 15:25-15:45 Parent Testimonies - Non CME 15:45-16:00 Questions and Answers 16:00 ADJOURN

12 Contact Information For more information about this symposium, please contact: Tel: ext Fax: Web: Continuing Medical Education Office Tel: ext. 4717/4872 Fax: Web: